Improve your explosive power and tolerance of lactic acid by incorporating a tempo.
Mountain Bike Rider
Pushed for time? Here are a few short, intense workouts for mountain biking
This workout is designed to give you a short, sharp blast, maximising your workout efficiency using exercises that specifically relate to the demands of mountain biking.
Vali Höll interviewed by Tracy Moseley: “You can’t be what you can’t see”
Downhill prodigy Vali Höll is blazing a trail for female mountain bikers; former world champ Tracy Moseley gets the inside story.
Liv Intrigue X E+ 1 e-bike review
Liv, the women's division at Giant, offers a comprehensive range of women's bikes including three Liv Intrigue X E+ e-bikes, named simply the 1, 2 and 3.
Wildcards and women for Audi Nines
One of Europe’s most loved freeride events, is going even bigger this year. The Audi Nines will again return to Hunsrück-Nahe quarry site, in Germany, for lots of flow, big…
Tahnée Seagrave interview: speed and style
The elite DH World Cup racer talks pressure, creativity, social media. Interview with Aoife Glass.
Katy Winton’s Ultimate Bike Stable
Katy Winton picks her ultimate bike stable: a Nukeproof Giga, a Honda RN-01 and a Homemade Special.
Women’s mountain bike skills 101
New riders or seasoned veterans alike should brush up on their basics, here’s how to get started with coach Katy Curd.
Sheffield: City Of Women Shredders
With a dizzying array of natural and sculpted trails, and a diverse community of passionate, friendly riders, Sheffield is a true pinner’s paradise.
Dirty Deals 191: best deals on women’s mountain bike kit
What with it being Women's Mountain Biking Week here on MBR an all, here are the best head-to-toe deals (plus some contact point kit) for female MTBers.
Double-header UCI event in the USA
After a wild weekend of racing in Les Gets, the UCI World Cup downhill riders and teams will take a mid-season break, until the second weekend of August. When the…
Six women who’ve turned a love of mountain biking into a career
Stuck in a job you hate? Clock watching and daydreaming about riding? Get inspired by six women who’ve turned a love of mountain biking into a career.
Juliana Wilder brings a feminine touch to down-country
The new Juliana Wilder which promises to deliver both confidence on the descents and a flagrant disregard for gravity on the climbs.
The science that goes into developing Specialized’s women’s kit
Specialized spends as much time researching what kit each rider needs and how to give them the comfort and performance they deserve as they do making rad bikes.
Canyon demo events for the UK
Canyon is bringing its bikes to British riders, with the CLLCTV programme. The German customer-direct brand knows that despite a slick digital sales interface, nothing is more convincing, than time…
Seven stunning handbuilt hardtails from ENVE Builder Round-Up Show
ENVE’s 3rd annual Builder Round-Up and Open House took place recently at ENVE HQ in Ogden, Utah, with over 30 renowned custom builders joining for a mini-NAHBS (North American Handbuilt…
Syndicate rims use French fibre
Santa Cruz makes lofty claims for its carbon-fibre rims. The Syndicate downhill racing team is hard on rims. Danny MacAskill, too. In fact, the Scottish tails and mountain biking legend,…
High-pivot idlers? Check out this Empire Cycles AP1 from 2006
High-pivot idlers? We look back to the mid noughties when the UK's Empire Cycles AP1 offered a unique downhilling machine.
My best trail: as chosen by Veronique Sandler
Mtb’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride.
Hone your trail-riding by getting specific and setting targets
With summer just round the corner and dry trails on the horizon again, make the best possible use of your time by setting some deliberate goals and making good progress.